あいくち

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あいくち (aikuchi): a short sword with the aikuchi construction, with no crossguard and the hilt fitting directly against the scabbard.

Etymology

Compound of 合(あ)い (ai, “fitting together”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 合(あ)う (au, “to fit together, to match, to go well together”)) + 口(くち) (kuchi, “mouth; opening”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

あいくち • (aikuchi) ←あひくち (afikuti)?

  1. 合口, 合い口: compatibility, rapport, or cooperativeness in anything done together with others
  2. 合口, 合い口: getting along well with others, affinity
    Synonym: 相性 (aishō)
  3. 合口, 合い口: the join or fit between stones or bricks in masonry or other wall building
    Synonym: 合端 (aiba)
  4. 合口, 合い口: the join or fit between a lid and a container
  5. 合口, 合い口: a style of constructing a 短刀 (tantō, “short sword; dagger”) without a crossguard, so that the hilt fits directly against the opening of the scabbard
  6. 匕首, 合口, 合い口: a specific type of dagger with no crossguard, where the hilt fits directly against the opening of the scabbard, often kept concealed in one's clothing

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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